BLUE spalding

[Dany12]

The first spalding was created by Madame Spaulding in Calofornia. She had crossed a green peahen with a blue indian blackshoulder.
Can we call this bird a spalding BLUE?

Why do UPAs refuse to write the word BLUE in its variety list?
http://unitedpeafowlassociation.org/peafowl-breeds/

 

[KsKingBee]

That is a question that either @AugeredIn or @LorrettaSmith could answer. My understanding is that there are Greens, Blues, and Spauldings. Spauldings are both Green and Blue so there is no reason to say 'Blue' or 'Green' as they are both. It is redundant.

 

[Dany12]

Spaldings are hybrids between Green peafowl ( Pavo muticus ) ..... and ALL the different mutations of color and patterns of Pavo cristatus .
In 'Peafowl 201: Further Genetics- Colors, Patterns, and More ... '
Colors:
Blue, White*, Charcoal, Bronze, Opal, Midnight, Jade, Taupe, Peach, Purple, Cameo, Sonja's Violeta .... + 7 news !

The first one .... iiiiiiiis ! BLUE

Each color mutation in Pavo cristatus - india Blue has its spalding or spaldings (% tages).
Sometimes I saw, green spalding!
This is an aberration ... where is the green mutation of Pavo cristatus ???
I try to be logical!

 

[KsKingBee]

White is a pattern, not a color.

 

[Dany12]

12 - 1 ( white ) + 7 = 18

 

[KsKingBee]

Yes, the UPA approved color and pattern chart needs a lot of updating, but we also have to send three Directors to visually inspect the new applicant colors and one new pattern birds so it may be a while before the new list is generated.

 

[Midnightman14]

I personally dislike the terms Green spalding etc. it's to much of a marketing gimmick people use to up-price spalding birds. I admit though I dislike spaldings in principle so I'm biased.

 

[Dany12]

For me spalding = hybrid in the peaworld! nothing more !
You have to complete the information with a color! Cameo ...Steel ...Blue .
Then you have to complete the information with a pattern ... or more .
Then you have to complete the information with percentage (approximate).

 

[Birdrain92]

The reason why I think we don't use Blue Spalding is because Spalding implies, "its natural" color/pattern. Also depending on the genetic makeup the color and pattern changes. The issue with Spaldings is they don't breed 100% true. The genetic makeup changes from bird to bird. It would be difficult to make a new color and pattern for different genetic makeup. The colors and patterns that we know in the Indian species and Spaldings belong to chromosomes found in the Indian species. Blue is the natural color of the Indian species. Barred of the natural pattern for the Indian species.

 

[Dany12]

The explanation probably simpler ...!
In the 50s when the first hybrid appeared with the cross of Mrs Keith Spauding (California), we did not imagine the color mutations of the 80s. But we did not change our way of thinking. Today emerald spalding is no more use when we talk about high percentage of green blood spalding. Calling emerald spalding a high percentage spalding Cameo is stupid... for example.